ELIZABETH OF VALOIS

vălˈwä, Fr. välwäˈ, 1545–68, queen of Spain, daughter of Henry II of France. Originally intended to wed Don Carlos, son of Philip II of Spain, she was married (1559) to Philip himself. The unfounded legend of a tragic love between Elizabeth and Carlos is often found in literature, notably in Schiller's Don Carlos.

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books on: Elizabeth of Valois  - 341 results

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From Valois to Bourbon: Dynasty, State and Society in Early Modern France
Book by Keith Cameron; University of Exeter Press, 1989
Subjects: France--History--16th Century, France--History--17th Century, France--History--Henry Iii, 1574-1589, France--History--Henry Iv, 1589-1610, France--History--Louis Xiv, 1643-1715, France--Politics And Government--16th Century
...and accommodate Anjou; forlorn because Elizabeth was far too clever to promote the interests...universally courted: by Parma himself, by Elizabeth and the Dutch and, in France, by the...surely must illuminate his flirtation with Elizabeth. At Antwerp, on 19 February, in the...
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Elizabeth Tudor: Portrait of a Queen
Book by Lacey Baldwin Smith; Little, Brown, 1975
Subjects: Elizabeth--I--Queen Of England--1533-1603, Queens--Great Britain--Biography
...partial blessing. The Hapsburg-Valois struggle guaranteed that Philip would...French pressure upon the Pope to have Elizabeth declared a heretic and bastard incapable...Philip contracted to marry Elizabeth Valois of France, Glorianas luck held...
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Elizabeth I: A Feminist Perspective
Book by Susan Bassnett; Berg Publishers, 1988
Subjects: Elizabeth--I--Queen Of England--1533-1603, Feminism--England--History--16th Century, Great Britain--History--Elizabeth, 1558-1603, Queens--Great Britain--Biography, Women--England--History--Renaissance, 1450-1600
...abandoned his negotiations for marriage with Elizabeth and announced his forthcoming marriage with Elizabeth de Valois, daughter of the King of France. Nevertheless...could read the situation in such a way. Elizabeth had obviously very deliberately kept...
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The Reign of Elizabeth, 1558-1603
Book by J. B. Black; Clarendon Press, 1936
Subjects: Church And State--Great Britain, Great Britain--Civilization, Great Britain--History--Elizabeth, 1558-1603
...the transference of his matrimonial offer from Elizabeth of England to Elizabeth of Valois, eldest daughter of Henry II -- a plain intimation...not far off. There was now nothing left for Elizabeth to do but to get the best terms she could from...
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Reading Monarch's Writing: The Poetry of Henry Viii, Mary Stuart, Elizabeth I, and James Vi/I
Book by Peter C. Herman; Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, 2002
Subjects: Elizabeth--I--Queen Of England--1533-1603--Literary Art, English Poetry--Early Modern, 1500-1700--History And Criticism, Henry--Viii--King Of England--1491-1547--Literary Art, James--I--King Of England--1566-1625--Literary Art, Kings' And Rulers' Writings, English--History And Criticism, Kings' And Rulers' Writings, Scottish--History And Criticism, Mary--Queen Of Scots--1542-1587--Literary Art
...Sisters: Marguerite de Navarre, Elizabeth of Eng- land, and the Miroir...Lake Prescott, The Peal of the Valois and Elizabeth I: Marguerite de Navarres Miroir...and Sexual Difference, ed. Elizabeth Abel (Chicago: University of...
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journal articles on: Elizabeth of Valois  - 56 results

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Past Presents: New Year's Gifts at the Valois Courts, Ca. 1400
Journal article by Brigitte Buettner; The Art Bulletin, Vol. 83, 2001
Subjects: Gifts, Holidays & special occasions, Middle Ages, Society
...Past Presents: New Years Gifts at the Valois Courts, Ca. 1400 by Brigitte Buettner...instance of seasonal gift giving at the Valois courts during the reign of Charles VI...carefully compiled inventories of the first Valois collections. Additionally, and because...
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Elizabeth I: Always Her Own Free Woman
Journal article by Anne Mclaren; The Historian, Vol. 67, 2005
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Elizabeth I: Always Her Own Free Woman (Book)--Book reviews
...three essays. In part one, "Elizabeth and a Problematic Court...proposed marriage between Elizabeth and Francois, duc dAlencon...apparent of the last of the Valois kings. Barrett-Graves uses...of honor to investigate how Elizabeth threaded her way through these...
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Guilty Sisters: Marguerite De Navarre, Elizabeth of England, and the Miroir De L'ame Pecheresse
Journal article by Susan Snyder; Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 50, 1997
Subjects: Le Miroir de l'ame pecheresse (Poem)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Navarre, Marguerite de--Works, Poetry--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...France, Francois I, and Elizabeth of the future king of...another Marguerite de Valois and de Navarre, known...Neale, John. Queen Elizabeth. New York, 1934...The Pearl of the Valois and Elizabeth I: Marguerite de Navarres...
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Predicting Elizabeth: Prophecy on Progress
Journal article by Rachel Kapelle; Medieval & Renaissance Drama in England, Vol. 24, 2011
Predicting Elizabeth: Prophecy on Progress...Performances, 1. WHEN Elizabeth visited her subjects on...directed the Hapsburg, Valois, and Elizabethan pageants...Philip, Charles, and Elizabeth were cast as long-foreseen...
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Why Elizabeth I Never Married: Retha Warnicke Investigates One of the Key Questions of Tudor England
Journal article by Retha Warnicke; History Review, 2010
Why Elizabeth I Never Married: Retha...Observers and historians, from Elizabeth Is reign until the present...Habsburg and the French Valois dynasties. From 1563 to...of the French princes, Elizabeth maintained she could never...
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magazine articles on: Elizabeth of Valois  - 31 results

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The Last Valois: A Tragic Story: Robert Knecht Describes the Shortcomings of Henry III, the Last Valois King, and the Circumstances That Led Him to Become the First-But Not the Last-French Monarch to Die at the Hands of One of His Subjects
Magazine article by Robert Knecht; History Today, Vol. 58, August 2008
Subjects: Assassination--Social aspects, French history, 1328-1589 (Valois dynasty), Henry III, King of France--Evaluation, Henry III, King of France--Social aspects, Kings and rulers--Evaluation, Kings and rulers--Social aspects, Kings--Evaluation, Kings--Social aspects
...Shortcomings of Henry III, the Last Valois King, and the Circumstances...morning bringing to an end the Valois dynasty that had occupied the...There is no more Henry of Valois in France! But why and how...to marry the English queen, Elizabeth I, but he would not hear of...
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She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England before Elizabeth
Magazine article by Linda Porter; History Today, Vol. 60, December 2010
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth (Nonfiction work)--Book reviews
...Who Ruled England before Elizabeth. by Linda Porter The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth Helen Castor Faber 496pp...with the lunacy of his Valois relatives. Both queens...these women with Mary and Elizabeth Tudor in the mid-16th...
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The Mother of British Ballet: The Founder of Britain's Royal Ballet, Still a Formidable Presence at the Age of Ninety-Five, Recalls Her Long and Illustrious Career
Magazine article by Margaret Willis; Dance Magazine, Vol. 68, February 1994
Subjects: Ballerinas--Biography, De Valois, Ninette--Biography, Royal Ballet--History
...the young Margot Fonteyn. De Valois continued indefatigably to direct...signature tune, if you like," de Valois noted), with Fonteyn and Helpmann...the first of many. In 1956, de Valois saw Queen Elizabeth II confer the title of Royal Ballet...
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Elizabeth's Life and Times
Magazine article; History Today, Vol. 53, May 2003
Subjects: Elizabeth I, Queen of England--History, England--History, Mary, Queen of Scots--History, Monarchy--United Kingdom
...marriage (May). Birth of Elizabeth at Greenwich Palace (Sept...1571 Ridolfi plot to depose Elizabeth with Spanish assistance...Henry of Navarre to Margaret Valois. 1573 Sir Francis Walsingham...Aug). 1579 Anjou courts Elizabeth in England (Aug), despite...
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United Kingdom: Leeds
Magazine article by Elizabeth Forbes; Opera Canada, Vol. 40, Spring 1999
United Kingdom: Leeds by Elizabeth Forbes OPERA NORTH, SKILLED AT FITTING. VERDIS larger opera into...partnered by U.S. soprano Lori Phillips as a touching Elisabeth de Valois, and bv Australian baritone Jeffrey Black as a soldier-like...
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newspaper articles on: Elizabeth of Valois  - 12 results

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Shakespeare's Kahn Sees New Growth Stage
Newspaper article by Jayne M. Blanchard; The Washington Times, March 24, 2001
...in "The Duchess of Malfi," Elizabeth Ashley starring in "The Little...Nov. 6 to Jan. 6, 2002) and Elizabeth Ashley in "The Little Foxes...recall, were Don Carlos and Elizabeth of Valois in the recently closed production...
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The Passion Unlocked; Mesmerising: Rolando Villazon (Don Carlo) and Marina Poplavskaya (Elisabetta)
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), June 9, 2008
...directed Schillers verse drama 20 years ago. In Verdis hands,this dark account of the Infante Carlowhose betrothed, Elizabeth of Valois, instead marries his father Philip II ofSpainbecomes a magnificent grand opera demanding top voices, including...
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Antiques/collecting: In the Footsteps of Royality; Richard Edmonds Marvels from Afar at the Never Ending Stream of Princely Marvels That Connect Us Back in Time as Far as Ancient Egypt and Tutankahamun
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), May 15, 2004
...noble families including the Valois, the Hapsburgs, the Bourbons...example, over 12 days and so Elizabeth I managed to contribute things...Henry VIII. Both of them Elizabeth and Henry, raided this store...they came on to the market. Elizabeth I, for example, liked Chinese...
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Classical
Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), April 6, 2007
Subjects: Musicians
...and, to mark the occasion, Elizabeth Wilson has produced a book...music they were playing. Elizabeth Wilson was a pupil, her parents...Mstislav Rostropovich, by Elizabeth Wilson - Faber pounds 25...was founded by Ninette de Valois as Sadlers Wells Ballet...
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Scouting DuPage County Girls Cross Country
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), September 2, 2011
...Kandy Mora, (soph.), Mimi Valois, (fr.); Glenbard East: Maggie Angst...jr.), Katie James, (jr.), Elizabeth Niedert, (soph.), Bailey Reese...jr.); Lauren Newmyer, (jr.), Elizabeth Sapoznik, (jr.), Allison Wilson...
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encyclopedia articles on: Elizabeth of Valois  - 9 results

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Elizabeth of Valois
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ELIZABETH OF VALOIS val wa, Fr. valwa , 1545 68, queen of Spain, daughter of Henry...to Philip himself. The unfounded legend of a tragic love between Elizabeth and Carlos is often found in literature, notably in Schillers Don...
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Cateau-CambrÉsis, Treaty Of
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...representatives of Henry II of France, Philip II of Spain, and Elizabeth I of England. It put an end to the 60-year conflict...to Emmanuel Philibert of Savoy; Henrys daughter, Elizabeth of Valois, was given to Philip II of Spain...
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Philip II , King of Spain, Naples, and Sicily
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...1558), Philip offered his hand to her sister, Elizabeth I of England, but he was refused. In 1559 the war...Cambresis , which was sealed by Philips marriage to Elizabeth of Valois . Although Philip was a devout Roman Catholic who...
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Carlos , Prince of the Asturias
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...in his tragedy Don Carlos, portraying him as a champion of liberalism, unhappily in love with his stepmother, Elizabeth of Valois . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of...
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Henry VII , Holy Roman Emperor and German King
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...aside the two main contenders, Alberts eldest son, Frederick of Austria, and the French prince Charles of Valois . By accepting Elizabeth of Bohemias offer (1310) to marry his son, John of Luxembourg, he gained Bohemia for his house and made...
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